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• 2026 Para Pan Pacific Championships: Day 1 Recap

  29-08-2026 17:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  Para Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 28-30, 2026
  Walnut, California — Mt. SAC Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Live Stream
  Live Results Available on Meet Mobile: “2026 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships”
  Day 1 ResultsThe first day of the 2026 Para Pan Pacific Championships saw some fast swimming including two world records and a host of national records during the competition.
  Katie Kubiak opened the meet with a new world reco
  
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• Tom Dean Joining Relay In Hopes of Breaking English Channel World Record for Charity

  02-09-2026 17:57 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Triple Olympic Champion Tom Dean will join five other British swimmers to break the English Channel Relay World Record and raise money for water safety education in partnership with Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSSUK).
  Dean will join Dan Jervis, Hector Pardoe, Tobias Robinson, George Taplin, and Josh Gammon in the hopes of swimming the 33-kilometer-long English Channel in under 6 hours and 52 minutes, which is the World Record for a relay set by the US national tea
  
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• Olympic Bronze Medalist Fernando Scheffer To Retire Following Jose Finkel Trophy

  02-09-2026 17:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
  Fernando Scheffer is calling it a career.
  The 28-year-old Brazilian who won the bronze medal in the men’s 200 freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 announced on social media that he is retiring from swimming following the conclusion of the Jose Finkel Trophy.
  Scheffer will compete in the men’s 100 and 200 freestyle events at the Jose Finkel Trophy.
  His finest hour came in Tokyo, when he broke the South American and Brazilian Records en route to winning b
  
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• A Set for Fixing a Slow Upkick When Dolphin Kicking

  02-09-2026 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  Fast dolphin kicking requires that swimmers kick down powerfully, and kick up quickly.
  And it’s often that “upkick” phase where swimmers’ feet get stuck in the chlorinated mud.
  When the upkick lags, swimmers decelerate, take longer to get back into the more propulsive downkick, and create a lot of frontal drag.
  And when the upkick is rocking and rolling, the feet move more evenly between kick phases, creating a smoother, more continuou
  
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• Fishers Area Swimming Tigers Add Local Talents MacKenzie Looze and Kyle Whitaker to Coaching Staff

  02-09-2026 01:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Fishers Area Swimming Tigers (FAST) have added a pair of former Indiana swimming talents to their staff: MacKenzie Looze and Kyle Whitaker.
  Looze spent five years with the Hoosier program at the University of Indiana, where she was a five-time NCAA All-American and the 2022 National Champion in the 200 LCM Breaststroke.
  She was named to the US National team for the 2022-2023 season and represented the US at the Duel in the Pool against Australia in 2022.
  Looze retire
  
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• Olympic Champion Tatjana Smith Makes Statement to Swimming South Africa Over Retained Prize Money

  02-09-2026 00:35 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Olympic Champion breaststroker Tatjana Smith has issued a statement to Swimming South Africa demanding payment of her prize money from the 2023 World Championships.
  According to a report from the Daily Maverick, Smith’s lawyer sent a letter to Swimming SA on August 25, which alleges that the organization ” retained the interest that accrued on $35,000 in prize money” that Smith earned at the 2023 World Swimming Championships.
  At those championships,
  
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• Winter Juniors Qualifier Will Larkin Sends Verbal Commitment To Cornell For Fall 2027

  01-09-2026 22:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  Winter Juniors qualifier Will Larkin has announced his verbal commitment* to swim and study at Cornell University beginning in the fall of 2027. H
  
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• Making Every Pool a Teaching Pool: Rethinking Learn-to-Swim Infrastructure by Anti Wave

  01-09-2026 22:34 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of Anti Wave, a SwimSwam partner.
  Since their Olympic debut in Munich in 1972, Anti Wave Racing Lanes have become a global benchmark in competition pool performance, combining superior advanced wave dissipation engineering with the world’s most extensive global supply network.
  For more than 50 years, Anti Wave has been at the forefront of aquatic equipment innovation and development, producing high-performance competition, training and
  
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• 2026-27 College Swimming Previews: #12 Louisville Men Aiming to Build on Returning Relay Core

  01-09-2026 21:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam
  It’s that time of the year again. SwimSwam will be previewing the top 12 men’s and women’s teams (and then some) from the 2026 NCAA Championships. Follow along with the College Swimming Preview Channel. Want to read even more? Check out the latest edition of the SwimSwam magazine.
  Men’s #12: Louisville Cardinals
  Key Losses: Guy Brooks (6 NCAA points — free), Jackson Millard (9 NCAA points — IM), Tommy Bried (IM/fly), Aidan Paro
  
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• British Fly Ace Ciara Schlosshan Announces Retirement

  01-09-2026 21:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  With the 2026 Commonwealth Games and 2026 European Championships now done and dusted, another athlete has announced her decision to retire mid-Olympic cycle.
  Great Britain’s Ciara Schlosshan took to social media recently to reveal her decision, stating succinctly, “That’s a wrap!!! Grateful for such an enjoyable career and to have met so many incredible people along the way.”
  Schlosshan retires at the age of 24, having accumulated four elite
  
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• Joshua Yong Among Standouts At 2026 WA Age & Open Championships

  01-09-2026 21:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 WESTERN AUSTRALIA AGE & OPEN SC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 28th – August 30th
  Perth HPC
  SCM (25m)
  Meet CentralThe 2026 Western Australia Age & Open Short Course Championships concluded over the weekend at the Perth HPC, with multiple swimmers making the highlight reel over the course of the three-day competition.
  Among them was Highlanders’ Iona Anderson, with the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships athlete making her presence kn
  
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• 2026 Asian Games: Ballooning Attendee Numbers Challenge Lodging Capabilities

  01-09-2026 20:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 ASIAN GAMESSeptember 19th – October 4th
  Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
  LCM (50m)
  Meet CentralThe 2026 Asian Games are nearly upon us, with the elite multi-sport competition beginning on the 19th of this month in Japan.
  We previously reported that some athletes will be housed by unconventional means, with many set to be lodged on the Italian cruise liner, ‘Costa Serena’.
  However, the original estimate of 15,000 athletes and officials has been bump
  
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• US Olympian Jennifer Brinegar Named Head Coach at D3 Franklin College

  01-09-2026 20:26 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana has named Olympian Jennifer Brinegar as the program’s new head coach.
  She is just the third head coach in program’s history since launching in fall 2009, and replaces alumnus Zach Rayce. Rayce left to become the aquatics director and head coach at nearby Indiana Creek High School.
  “Jennifer Brinegar is one of the most accomplished names in the history of Indiana swimming, and we are thrilled to welcome
  
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• USA Swimming Names 101 Swimmers To 2026-27 National Team Roster

  01-09-2026 18:54 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  USA Swimming unveiled its 2026-27 National Team roster on Tuesday, with 101 swimmers earning a spot based on their performances during the 2025-26 season.
  Specifically, USA Swimming selected the top six swimmers in the 100 and 200 freestyle, and the top five swimmers in every other individual Olympic event, based on results from September 1, 2025, until August 31, 2026.
  They also named six women and six men to the team in the open water category based on criteria
  
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• United States Lifesaving Association Appoints A.J. Miller as Public Information Officer

  01-09-2026 18:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: United States Lifesaving Association (USLA)
  The United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of A.J. Miller, Deputy Chief and Public Information Officer for Volusia County Beach Safety, as the association’s new Public Information Officer.
  Miller succeeds USLA President Tom Gill, who served as the association’s Public Information Officer for twenty-two years before assuming the presidency in January. Miller will s
  
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• USA Swimming Releases Proposed Rules & Regulations Amendments

  01-09-2026 15:54 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sydney Jones on SwimSwam
  On September 28, the USA Swimming House of Delegates will convene to vote on the proposed amendments to the 2026 Rules & Regulations. The meeting will take place during the USA Swimming Annual Summit in Denver, Colo.
  Among the proposed amendments is a proposal to remove the requirement that wetsuits be on the World Aquatics-approved list at grassroots-level open-water swimming events. This stems from the high prices of wetsuits on the AQUA-approved list, with near
  
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• Why More Swim Strength Doesn’t Always Mean More Speed

  01-09-2026 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  Sprint speed can be tough to nail because it’s often approached purely as a strength problem.
  Just max out strength at every opportunity:In the weight room
  With chutes/power towers/resistance tubing
  More load, more force, more gym grunting, more better.But sprint swim speed is more than just eye-popping 1RMs and clanging lots of iron.
  It’s being able to generate a lot of force while moving at extremely high velocity.Which sounds obvious.
  But
  
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• Gretchen Walsh Opens Up On Losing A World Record, Chasing More, And The Road Ahead

  01-09-2026 12:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwamIn this GMM takeover of the SwimSwam Podcast we have Gretchen Walsh, fresh off her haul of seven medals at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships, five golds and two silvers. And Pan Pacs was arguably her weakest overall competition of the year.
  In 2026, Gretchen made the choice to travel and race fast everywhere: Beijing, Rome, Fort Lauderdale, U.S. Nationals and Pan Pacs. She noted that she took for granted all the racing she did as an NCAA star, and she wanted
  
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• Prep Your College Natatorium: Preseason Checklist for Coaches and Facility Managers

  01-09-2026 11:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of Competitor, a SwimSwam partner.
  The college swimming season will be here soon and a successful first practice or home meet depends on preparation that begins long before athletes step onto the deck.
  For collegiate aquatics directors, facility managers, coaches, and operations teams, preseason is the time to inspect essential competition equipment, assess pool conditions, review safety procedures, and address maintenance needs that could interru
  
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• Stanford Men Add Alec Scott To Staff As Full-Time Assistant

  01-09-2026 02:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  The Stanford men’s swimming and diving program have added Alec Scott as a full-time coach in the newly created Skip Kenny Assistant Coach position, the school announced on Monday.
  “I’m thrilled to welcome Alec into this role. Those close to the program know this has been a long time coming,” said men’s head coach Dan Schemmel. “Alec has given countless hours, shared his knowledge and experience, and most importantly, has been a fant
  
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• Pan Pac Medalist, US National Team Member Patrick Sammon Finds NBA Champion Jaylen Brown’s GoPro In The Ocean

  01-09-2026 02:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  US National team member Patrick Sammon found a lost GoPro in the ocean belonging to NBA Champion and 2024 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Jaylen Brown. Sammon has offered Brown some swim lessons.
  Sammon posted about the lost GoPro on Instagram saying “Found a GoPro at the bottom of the ocean…Looked through the footage and this guy looks super familiar…Anyone know who this is? Tag him if you do…Help me find him so I can give him his footage b
  
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• Catherine Breed Hits Halfway Mark of 900-Mile California Coast Swim

  01-09-2026 00:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Catherine Breed has hit the halfway mark in her effort to swim the entire coast of California, a 900-mile stretch from Oregon to Mexico, while promoting ocean conservation.
  In a report from Monterey County Now, Breed was about 20 miles from the halfway mark. Breed was reported to be a week ahead of schedule, having spent some longer days in the water than initially planned.
  “It feels amazing that we made it… I have swam Monterey Bay.” Breed said in
  
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• 2026 Para Pan Pacific Championships: Day 3 Recap

  31-08-2026 22:15 via swimswam.com
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Para Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 28-30, 2026
  Walnut, California — Mt. SAC Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Live Stream
  Live Results Available on Meet Mobile: “2026 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
  Day 1 Recap
  Day 2 RecapDay 3 Results
  The 2026 Para Pan Pacific wrapped up on Sunday, and with it came more world record-breaking swims and plenty of payouts from the “Stronger than you Think” fund.
  American Evan Wilkerson d
  
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• Kevin Donnelly, Former NC & VA Swim Coach, Suspended By USA Swimming For Sexual Misconduct

  31-08-2026 18:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Kevin Donnelly, a former swimmer and coach with the Marlins of Raleigh, has been permanently suspended by USA Swimming for sexual misconduct.
  Donnelly, 29, was initially suspended on June 25 with the distinction that the case was subject to appeal and not yet final, but on Thursday, his status was updated to a permanent suspension from USA Swimming.
  He is listed with the following violations:304.3.3 – Violation of any of the Athlete Protection Policies
  
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• Marchand’s Freestyle Potential, US Pros Relocating, & ISL’s Return | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

  31-08-2026 18:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamThis week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we are discussing how likely it is to see Leon Marchand competing in freestyle at LA28, US Pro’s finding new training bases, and the return of the International Swimming League.
  Read the full story on SwimSwam: Marchand’s Freestyle Potential, US Pros Relocating, & ISL’s Return | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
  
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• Marchand’s Freestyle Potential, US Pro’s Relocating, & ISL’s Return | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

  31-08-2026 18:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamThis week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we are discussing how likely it is to see Leon Marchand competing in freestyle at LA28, US Pro’s finding new training bases, and the return of the International Swimming League.
  Read the full story on SwimSwam: Marchand’s Freestyle Potential, US Pro’s Relocating, & ISL’s Return | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
  
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• Do You Love Swimming? See 349 Swim Jobs You Might Love

  31-08-2026 13:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  Looking for a job in swimming? Go here to see 349 Swim Jobs.
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  Calvert Aquatics Club (CAC) is one of the fastest growing and most successful competitive swimming programs in Southern Maryland. CAC is committed to developing athletes of all ages and abilities through technical excellence, positive team culture, and long-term athlete development. The club has built a strong reputation for athlete progression,
  
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• Bates College Welcomes Tom Jansen to Swimming & Diving Staff As Assistant Coach

  31-08-2026 13:34 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Bates Athletics
  LEWISTON, Maine – Tom Jansen has joined the Bates College swimming and diving staff as an assistant coach and Aquatics & Pool Operation Manager, announced today by head coach Peter Casares.
  Jansen arrives at Bates following two seasons as lead assistant coach for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swimming and diving programs, bringing collegiate coaching, recruiting and aquatics operations experience to Lewiston. At CMS, Jansen
  
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• Edina Swimming Head Coach Jeff Rodriguez Fired for Using Team Funds for Personal Usage

  31-08-2026 13:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Edina Swim Club (Minn.) has announced that head coach Jeff Rodriguez, who had served in the role for nearly 30 years, has been fired, effective immediately, after an investigation by the team’s Board found that he had been using the program’s funds for personal expenses.
  In an email sent to club members, it was noted that Rodriguez has “committed to repay any outstanding amount as soon as possible.”
  The letter continued: “We recogni
  
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• Singaporean Swim Coach Receives Jail Sentence For Child Molestation

  31-08-2026 11:28 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  A Singaporean swim coach has been sentenced to two years in jail and three “strokes of the cane” for molesting a 10-year-old girl three times over a one-month period in 2023.
  Quek Yeong Kang, 49, who also goes by Alex, claimed trial to three charges of molestation, alleging that the swimmer complained about him in order to change coaches.
  On Thursday, August 27, State Courts of Singapore Deputy Principal District Judge Luke Tan convicted Quek on the th
  
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